The long-haul trip from Australasia to Africa and back has almost always proved costly come the play-offs, but the Chiefs have become something of a bogey team for the Crusaders in the nine years since the seven-times champions last won the title.So while a 14-1 regular-season record makes the Crusaders strong favourites to progress to a final against the Lions or Hurricanes, coach Scott Robertson is taking nothing for granted.

The first week of Super Rugby is behind us and safe to say, it played out as expectedThree New Zealand teams have progressed to the semi-finals along with a lone South African team.In the first semi-final the Crusaders will take on the Chiefs in Christchurch in what is going to be a blockbuster game that will leave Australian rugby fans such as myself feeling very nervous about the upcoming international fixtures.

Continuing on from their dominant season, the Crusaders kept the Highlanders scoreless in last weekend’s quarter-final. The terrible conditions did nothing to stop the Crusaders’ attack, especially in the forwards where they were particularly dominant.

Friday’s AFL 2017 Round 18 match is between Adelaide Crows and Geelong Cats. The opening bounce is set to commence at 19:50 local time with the game to be played at Adelaide Oval. The home team Adelaide Crows are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Adelaide Crows and Geelong Cats.

A mouth-watering match between the ladder-leading Crows and second-placed Cats. Adelaide have lost the past five against the Cats, although four of those fixtures have been in Geelong. But to be considered genuine premiership contenders, the Crows must claim Geelong’s scalp. Adelaide’s vaunted attack.

led by in-form captain Taylor Walker, gets the plaudits for being the highest-scoring team in the comp but the Crows also boast a defence ranked third for scores conceded. Can their blue-collar midfield match it with Geelong’s blue-chip onballers? Geelong have named star onballer Patrick Dangerfield, but he must prove his fitness.

Key: Geelong skipper Joel Selwood averages 29.64 disposals against the Crows – his highest average against any team. Adelaide don’t usually deploy a tagger but surely they’ll try to put the clamps on the inspirational Cat.Tip: Adelaide by 6 points

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Queensland and New South Wales kick off at Suncorp Stadium at 8.15pm AEST on Wednesday.

After two thrilling fixtures it all comes down to this – NSW vs QLD, Origin III at Suncorp Stadium for the right to be crowned State of Origin champions in 2017.

New South Wales appeared to have wrapped up the series after blitzing the Maroons 28-4 in Game 1 up in Brisbane and then leading their rivals with just three minutes remaining in Origin II at ANZ Stadium in Game 2.

However, as is the Queensland way, the Maroons showcased that trademark never-say-die attitude and came away with an incredible last-minute triumph, with Michael Morgan putting Dane Gagai over in the corner and Johnathan Thurston slotting a sideline conversion to hand Queensland the ascendancy heading into Game 3.

But do Queensland have the advantage at Suncorp Stadium next Wednesday night, that’s the question? The Blues crushed them by 24 points just over a month ago and they will be without two of their star players – Thurston and fullback Darius Boyd.

The 104th edition of Tour de France 2017 takes action on July 1st, 2017 9:00 AM EST with the individual time trial stage of 14 KMs in Düsseldorf.198 best riders from 22 teams from around the globe will hit the cycling’s Grand Tour with 21 stages and 3,540 KMs to conquer. The overall prize purse for the Tour de France 2017 is €2,285,950.

The Cycling extravaganza will end with the Champs-Élysées stage from Montgeron to Paris on 23 July 2017.Four-time world time trial champion- German superstar Tony Martin is the favourite to bag the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France.

He took the second spot in the two opening time trials in The Netherlands (2010), behind Fabian Cancellara and behind Rohan Dennis in Utrecht in 2015.Team Sky’s Chris Froome will try to win his fourth Tour de France in five years, as La Grande Boucle kicks off its 104th edition on Saturday in Dusseldorf, Germany.The 32-year-old is widely seen as the favourite once again, but only just following a disappointing 2017 campaign so far.

RIGHT as fans were arriving at Etihad Stadium, the news was beginning to filter through about what had just occurred across the city at the MCG.Richmond had blown it, won it, then blown it again in the space of 21 seconds in a moment that typified a season where the unimaginable continues to play out.No favourite is safe and no result is guaranteed.

But if Richmond’s defeat at the hands of Fremantle resembled just how unpredictable every game has been this season, perhaps Sydney’s 42-point win over North Melbourne highlighted how ridiculous it can be across an entire year.Strange things are happening in the AFL this season — and nothing would be stranger than a team making the finals from 0-6.

But with two convincing wins on the trot and with some of the side’s A-Graders returning to their best, it’s not something the Swans are ruling out just yet.In four quarters of footy on Sunday evening, Sydney encapsulated just why fans would be so confused with what they’ve seen from their side across the first two months of the season.There were moments of brilliance, where the team’s stars fired in a manner that reflected why the side has been so successful for so long.

FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 continues as Portugal faces Chile Wednesday in a semifinal in Russia. Here is live stream information with TV channel, time and how to watch online.

Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo won Confederations Cup Group A and Chile finished as runner-up in Group B. The winner plays in the championship on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT and the loser plays in the third place game on Sunday at 7 a.m. CT.

Chile earned its Confederations Cup semifinal berth with a 1-1 draw against Australia on Sunday, and the team will have only two days of rest before matching up with Portugal on Wednesday in Kazan. Portugal played its last Confederations Cup group stage match on Saturday, an easy 4-0 win over hapless New Zealand where Ronaldo was substituted with more than 20 minutes left.

England have the chance to win a second trophy of the summer after the Under-20s managed to bring home the World CupNow it’s time for their older generation, the U21s , to seal their third European title at the Euro Championship 2017 in Poland.

Aidy Boothroyd’s side must first beat Germany in the last four of the tournament.The two rivals have contested several thrilling matches in the past with England bidding to avenge their 4-0 drubbing back in 2009.Whichever side is victorious will have to face either Spain or Italy in Friday’s final.

England will play Germany in the semi-final of the 2017 UEFA European U21 Championship at the Tychy Stadium in Tychy, Poland, on Tuesday.It’s a chance for a gifted Germany squad to eliminate an England team that has been resilient during this tournament. The Young Lions have won their last two matches yet still haven’t truly clicked.

Entering the final game of the group stage, all four teams in Group A could advance to the semifinal of the Confederations Cup. Germany face Cameroon needing a win or draw to advance. Cameroon have to win by three goals to advance to the semifinal.

Cameroon will be underdogs against Germany, who will likely control possession. If Cameroon are to advance, they’ll likely need an incredible game from keeper Fabrice Ondoa. Ondoa will be under pressure and have to keep a clean sheet to advance. Up front Cameroon need goals from Vincent Aboubakar.

Germany have been using a three-man backline and could be vulnerable to a counter-attack if they push too far forward.Germany are significantly more talented and should again advance to the semifinals of an international tournament. The German team have advanced to the semifinals of every international tournament since the 2006 World Cup.

Chile take on Australia at the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia in the final game of group play for both teams.Chile will advance to the semifinals with a draw or even a loss, if it’s by one goal. To win Group B, Chile must match Germany’s result against Cameroon.

Australia need to win to win by two goals or more to earn a berth in the semifinals.Chile and Australia have played five times. Chile has won four and one match was a draw. In their last game, Chile won 3-1 at the 2014 World Cup.

The Socceroos have conceded goals in the last minute of the first half of both their previous matches at the tournament and they can’t have those lapses against Chile and hope to move on.Want to watch the match? Check out the details below and follow the updates in the comments live here.

Mexico are in first place in Group A after two matches in the Confederations Cup. They drew 2-2 with Portugal in the first group match, and crept past New Zealand 2-1 in the second. In both contests, Mexico have had to come from behind to salvage points.

They went behind twice against Portugal, equalizing for good in second half stoppage time for the draw. Against New Zealand, El Tri made a dramatic second-half comeback to secure the three points. Mexico have had four different scorers get off the mark in the competition. Coach Juan Carlos Osorio made eight changes from the Portugal match, and will rely on depth to continue on in the competition.

Hosts Russia sit in third place in the group, one point behind both Mexico and Portugal. They took care of New Zealand 2-0 in their first match, but fell to Portugal 1-0 in the next. Russia were confident and composed against New Zealand. An owl goal was the eventual winner, but Fyodor Smolov struck home a second half goal to seal it. Against Portugal, however, Cristiano Ronaldo’s early header proved too much for the hosts to handle.